Making Prep Work

Butterfly Mantis realized quickly she was in the Old Growth Weald, the traditional starting point for the Bug faction. If this place had a map that was similar to that of RoD's tournament and competition maps, that would mean the seashore wouldn't be too far from her location, that would be essential for getting her aquatic units online due to it being the only place to harvest materials to unlock and produce those sorts of characters. Regardless, she probably would have her work cut out for her.

Her Civic Advisor was designed to be a Black Widow Spider with a size 14 DD-Cup bosom and wide hips with a slim waist, she named her Webthia; her Military Advisor was a Yellow Jacket with a size 19 DD-Cup bust and thick thighs, she was given the name DIA (an acronym for Die In Agony); her Religious Advisor was a gold and silver shelled scarab with a voluptuous build and size 56 GG-Cup bosom, the name she was given was Rolita; her Academic Advisor was a Harryplax severus (a newly discovered species of Crab) that was a bit shorter than the rest of the ladies with her anthro figure being more of a Milf build with a size 37 MM-Cup bust, she was given the name Arcana and a Bibliophile personality; her Spymaster was designed as an Emperor Scorpion that towers over the rest of the group with her height and can hold her own in a battle of assets with a size 34 E-Cup bust, she was given the name Empelza.

Everyone in her base did have outfits, which they opted to wear when leaving an outside the citadel, but the inner sanctums of Butterfly Mantis's territory had it so everything was clothing optional, and the vast majority of her subjects, especially all her advisors, just went around the place completely nude and naked. And, naturally, Butterfly Mantis also opted go around in the nude within her base as well. She turned her attention to Empelza, saying, "We need a full read on our situation, prioritize resource points like water sources and potential quarry sites, we need to prepare and stock up so that the practice is familiarized by everyone when a potential crisis approaches us."

"At once, Your Grace," responded the scorpion woman with a courteous bow before stepping out to begin her assigned duty.

She then turned her attention to Arcana, "Go and research any and all detection and warding spells we have in our library, I want to keep things as secure as possible for us, and it will aid in our scouting efforts."

"As you wish, My Lady," said the crab woman before heading out of the chamber.

Butterfly Mantis then turned her attention towards Webthia, "I want a full report on our resources, especially food, and current state of the current population, I want to know how long we can sustain ourselves before being **** into more aggressive expansion practices."

"Of course, Great One," said the spider woman

She then turned her attention to DIA, "I want a full report on our military strength, that include the state of our equipment and tools, both with expressed military use and emergency military use, and make sure to take stock of the state of the troops, their performance is just as important as the equipment they use, if not more."

"As you command, My Queen," said the wasp woman, she gave a military salute and left the chamber.

She then turned her attention towards Rolita, "See what that gods can share with you, and report the details of the conversation, within the bounds of your obligations to the gods, to me. Going over what they share with you might give us some clues on what possible courses of action we can take."

"A wise decision, My Lady," said the beetle woman, before giving a curt bow and made her way out of the chamber.

After her meeting with her advisors, Butterfly Mantis left the council room, giving quick instructions to the guards posted near the chamber's entrance to have her special suit moved to the Audience chamber, which she was making her way towards at that moment. Once she was at the Audience Chamber, which was just a short walk from the Council Chamber, she ascended the steps of the dais to sit upon her chitinous throne, it had a look to that that made it seem as if every piece of every part of her faction had tributed a piece of themself to their ruler to make the throne so all parts of her faction were represented at Butterfly Mantis's literal seat of power. She just needed to wait for the reports, she would decide her next course of action after that.